Deck 2 – Portfolio Risk & Return: Part I

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What is Jensen's alpha measuring in a CAPM setting?

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Return above or below the CAPM-required return.

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When is the Sharpe ratio more appropriate than the Treynor ratio?

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When evaluating the total risk of a portfolio.

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How does the CML differ from the SML in the risk measure it uses?

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CML uses total risk ; SML uses beta.

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If you want to detect whether a security is under- or overvalued, which line should you use?

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The Security Market Line.

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